OPTICAL GUIDANCE PLATFORM
Report
- Report Number
- 2916710-2011-00008
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 11, 2011
- Date of Event
- November 22, 2010
- Report Date
- January 14, 2011
- Manufacturer
- VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Product Code
- IYE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K071360
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIST
Narratives
UPON RISK HAZARD ANALYSIS ((B)(4) 2011), VARIAN BECAME AWARE OF A SOFTWARE DEFECT IN OGP 2.6 AND 2.6.1. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE OGP'S SOFTWARE THAT INTERPRETS DICOM IMAGE POSITION AND DEFINES HOW TO DISPLAY IMAGES ON OGP. THIS DEFECT CAUSES LAT ERROR OF 0.8MM -1MM FOR DATA SETS ARRIVING TO OGP FROM ECLIPSE AND OTHER PLANNING SYSTEMS IN THE LEFT-SIDE-FIRST ORIENTATION. ERROR IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS (0-0.2MM LAT) FOR DATA ARRIVING IN THE RIGHT-SIDE-FIRST ORIENTATION -FROM FAST PLAN OR FROM ECLIPSE VIA FASTPLAN. THIS ISSUE IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO SITES USING DIRECT ECLIPSE OR OTHER NON FASTPLAN 3RD PARTY TREATMENT PLANNING SOFTWARE THAT SEND DATA IN TRUE DICOM FORMAT. THIS ISSUE AFFECTS BODY ARRAY, FRAMELESS ARRAY AND FRAMELESS ARRAY SRS. IN CASE OF FRAMELESS ARRAY SRS, THIS ERROR MAY EXCEED THE CLINICAL TOLERANCE OF 1 MM. A DISCREPANCY REPORT HAS BEEN GENERATED AND A DEFECT FIX WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL OGP CUSTOMERS IN THE CURRENTLY INITIATED SP2 SERVICE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. A PRODUCT NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL BE SENT TO OGP CUSTOMERS. NO SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED IN THIS CASE AND THE PROBABILITY OF SERIOUS INJURY IS CONSIDERED REMOTE, HOWEVER, FURTHER ACTIONS ARE ADDRESSED IN VARIAN'S CAPA PROCESS. ALL CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE REPORTED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF 21 CFR PART 806. NO ADD'L F/U TO THIS MDR IS ANTICIPATED.
CUSTOMER COMPLAINT ALLEGES THE ISOCENTER POSITION ON A FRAMELESS STUDY OF THE ABSOLUTE PHANTOM WAS VISUALLY AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE TARGET. THE DICOM COORDS ON OGP MATCHED ECLIPSE. ECLIPSE ISO WAS CENTERED ON THE BALL. THE CT WAS THEN PROCESSED IN FASTPLAN AND THE NEW CT EXPORTED TO ECLIPSE. A NEW PLAN WAS CREATED WITH A FIELD ISOCENTER TO THE TARGET BALL. THIS WAS EXPORTED TO OGP. THIS TIME THE ISOCENTER POSITION WAS CENTERED ON THE BALL. IN SUMMARY, THE PROCESSED CT RESULTED IN GOOD VISUAL ALIGNMENT, BUT THE UNPROCESSED CT EXHIBITED THE VISUAL OFFSET.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OPTICAL GUIDANCE PLATFORM | ACCELERATOR, LINEAR, MEDICAL | IYE | VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | HZ6 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |